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A variety of resources have been made available to those affected by recent severe storms and who live in a county that has received a federal disaster declaration. Thank you to Iowa Senator Joni Ernst for providing the links to most of these resources in a recent email.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
If you live in any of the following counties and were affected by the severe weather on May 20-21, 2024, you may be eligible for FEMA assistance:
Adair, Montgomery, Polk, Story
FEMA assistance provides homeowners, renters, and businesses with programs and services to maximize recovery, including assistance with housing, personal property replacement, medical expenses, and legal services.
Online: Apply on FEMA website
Phone: FEMA Helpline 1-800-621-3362. The helpline operates from 7am to 10pm, 7 days a week.
App: FEMA app
Make sure to apply by July 23, 2024 for individual assistance.
USDA Physical Loss Loans
If you are a farmer in any of the counties below who was affected by the severe weather on April 26-27, 2024, you may be eligible for physical loss loans through the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator’s Physical Loss Notification (APLN):
Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Carroll, Cass, Clarke, Crawford, Dallas, Decatur, Fremont, Harrison, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Ringgold, Shelby, Story, Taylor, Union, Warren, and Wayne
This program helps farmers repair or replace damaged or destroyed physical property essential to their agricultural operation.
Examples of property commonly affected include essential farm buildings, fixtures to real estate, equipment, livestock, perennial crops, fruit and nut bearing trees, and harvested or stored crops and hay.
Start the application process by contacting your local FSA office. Make sure to apply by January 27, 2025. Find Your FSA Office
Learn about other USDA Disaster Assistance Programs
Check Disaster Assistance Program Eligibility
Small Business Administration Economic Injury Disaster Loans
If you live in any of the counties below and were affected by the severe weather on May 20-21, 2024, you may be eligible for Small Business Administration (SBA) Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL):
Adair, Adams, Audubon, Boone, Cass, Dallas, Fremont, Guthrie, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Polk, Pottawattamie, Story, Taylor, Union, and Warren
This program is for small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, and most private nonprofits. It can help pay for working capital and normal expenses like the continuation of health care benefits, rent, utilities, and fixed debt payments.
Online: Apply on SBA website
Visit an Iowa Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) or Business Recovery Center:
Download Information For Small Businesses
Text: Find your nearest DRC - text DRC and your ZIP code to "43362".
Make sure to apply by February 24, 2025.
You can also call SBA’s Disaster Hotline at 1-800-659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance.
Small Business Administration Physical Damage Loans
If you live in any of the counties below and were affected by the severe weather on May 20-21, 2024, you may be eligible for Small Business Administration (SBA) Physical Damage Loans:
Adair, Montgomery, Polk, and Story
This program is for homeowners, renters, nonprofit organizations, and businesses of all sizes. It can help pay for:
- Up to $500,000 in replacements or repairs to your primary residence
- Up to $100,000 to repair or replace items including clothing, furniture, cars, and appliances.
- Up to $2 million for real property, equipment, and other business items
Online: Apply on the SBA Website
Visit an Iowa Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) or Business Recovery Center:
Download Information For Small Businesses
Text: Find your nearest DRC - text DRC and your ZIP code to "43362".
Make sure to apply by July 23, 2024.
You can also call SBA’s Disaster Hotline at 1-800-659-2955 or email disastercustomerservice@sba.gov for more information on SBA disaster assistance.
Tax Relief
Tax relief for individuals and businesses in Iowa that were affected by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding that occurred on May 20, 2024 is available from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). These taxpayers now have until Nov. 1, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments.
Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), individuals and households that reside or have a business in Adair, Montgomery, Polk, and Story counties qualify for tax relief.
The IRS automatically identifies taxpayers located in the covered disaster area and applies filing and payment relief. But affected taxpayers who reside or have a business located outside the covered disaster area should call the IRS disaster hotline at 866-562-5227 to request this tax relief. Disaster area tax preparers with clients located outside the disaster area can choose to use the Bulk Requests from Practitioners for Disaster Relief option, described on IRS.gov.
Full Details:
IRS Announces Tax Relief
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